Rifle, Long
Object number2014.45.5
Manufacturer
Nathaniel Rowe
Datec. 1850
OriginPA
MediumWood; Iron; Brass
Credit LineGift of Bayer Corporation
DescriptionLong rifle. Tiger maple with brass detailing. Curved brass butt plate attached with three flathead screws on the bottom edge of the butt stock, one on the back of the butt plate, and one on the top of the butt stock. The butt stock is smooth. The wrist features carved lines intersecting diagonally to form a grip. The lock plate is inscribed and features a floral pattern. The forestock extends the length of the barrel and is capped with a brass plate at the muzzle. The ramrod is attached with two brass loops and a brass plate. A series of barrel pins extend down the forestock. Small circular brass plate attached to the wrist with four pins. Brass plate attached to the opposite side of the lock plate with two screws and a large pin in the middle.Dimensions8.75 x 1.875 x 57 in. (22.2 x 4.8 x 144.8 cm)InscriptionsPlate: "NATHANIEL ROWE" "CIRCA 1850 / YORK COUNTY"
Marks"partridg".
"N ROWE".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of Pennsylvania-Kentucky rifles that hung in Bayer's headquarters and documented the work of gun makers from various areas of Pennsylvania. Each rifle reflects the style of its particular maker and his school. The name Kentucky rifle is a generic term for guns made in muzzle loaders, hence the term Pennsylvania-Kentucky rifles. These particular firearms show the evolution of firearms development in Pennsylvania from earlier German, English, and French styles of rifle making. The earliest ones originate in Lancaster County and then spread west through the Pennsylvania counties.
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On View
On view
1835-1845